Nathan rheinberg



N. RHEINB-BRG.

Patented 001516, 1894.

(N0 Model'f) .mm @RMN l xToibtZZiwr/om "it may concern: l y l Be it" known that I, NATHAN RHEINBERG,

merchant, a subject of thefQueen of Great vUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. l

NATHAN RiiEiN-nne, oF Lo-NDoN,V ENGLAND.

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SPECIFICATION formingpart of `lllletters Fatent No. 527,509, dated October 16, 1894.

i Application inea umh 21, 1994. serai No. 504.542. (No modelli :Bateman England rebmary 14, `1891, Nc. 2,743, in France l December 4,1891, No. 217.841; in Germany December 13, 1891,110. 64,865,2.1111 in Belgium, Februaiy 19, 1892, No. 98,424. b

Britain, residing at 32 Snow Hill, in the city of London, England, have invented certain new and usefulImprovementsin Hair-Combs,

` used for dressing and cpmpanying drawings.

(for which I have obtained patents in Great Britain, No. 2,743, dated February 14, 1891; in France, No. 217,841, dated'December4, 1891; in Germany, No. 64,865, dated December 13, 1891, and in Belgium, No; 98,424, dated February 19, 1892,) of which the following is had to the acimproved comb are formed by winding wire `into a spiral having its sides fiattenedin such a specification, reference being i My invention relates `tocertain improvements in hair combs, `that is to say combs consisting of asingle row ofteeth such as are combing the `human hair. Y

"The principalobject ofmy invention is to produce a metallic combfrom Iwire in such manneras to form alight comb having the pints of its teeth rounded so as not toirritate the skin when in use.

In the accompanying drawings:-Figure 1 is a side elevation of a`short length of spirally v tion. Figs. la, lb and 1c are end elevations illustrating various forms in which the spiral may advantageously be made. Fig.2 is a l sideview and FiO. 2EL an end view of a thin metallic back piece suitable for a comb "formed from"a spiral such as shown in Figs. 1 and la. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional elevation, and Fig. a an end elevation ot a device which may be advantageously employed for holding a spiral extended during the operation of securing on the back piece. Fig. "3b

is a transverse section of a comb constructed in accordance with a modification of my invention.` Fig. 4 illustrates in side and end elevation a spirally Wound wire from which a combmay be manufactured. Fig. 5 illustrates in sideand end elevation a wire Wound the form of a small spiral `and adapted to 3 separate the various coils of a larger spiral such as show nin Fig.4and to hold the spiral stretched so as to form separate teeth. Figs.

spirals. Fig. 9 illustrates a wire bent into Azigzag "form in such manner as to make a seriesolz rows of teeth. Figs; 10 and 11 are jfront views of` various descriptions of combs constructed in accordance withmy invention. Fig, 12 is a face view of a doublesided' comb made in accordance with my invention. Figs.`

12a and 13 `are cross sections illustrating va rions forms of bent or stamped teeth, and

Figs. 14 and 15 are respectively a cross sec- ;tion and an elevation of a further modilcaltion.

According to one method `the teeth of my fmanner as to make the spiral of V-shape or ,shuttle-shape in cross section and the various coils or turns of the spiral are then separated iso thateach will form a tooth and be secured :to a backing to keep them in place. i 1n such aycomb as` shown for instance in Figs. 1c and 8 each tooth appears to beformed of a piece of wire bent toa V or shuttle shape, the planes of the teeth being parallel and substantially perpendicular to the back of the comb. In other words, each tooth stands crosswise of the back and not parallel with it and as "each tooth is hollow the-entire` set of teeth when assembled forms ahollow comb which may be very readily kept clean.

The shape'in cross section which the spiral 3 assumes may be that'shown in any of the ligures of the drawings, the wedge or V shape however being deemed preferable.

The back of the comb is formed from a strip of metal bent into the form of a trough as shown in Fig. 2a, its contour infcross section depending, of course, upon `the `contour of the spiral formingthe teeth and the back is soldered or otherwise secured to the` various coils of the spiral in any suitable manner.

Referring now to Figs. 3 and`3A represents a trough shaped bar in which are a number of metal plates B, standing at a right angle to the length of the bar and at a distance from each other depending upon the amount of space which it is desired to have between the teeth of the comb. In using this device thepointed tooth extremities of the coil, C, are inserted between the plates, B, which may be situated only at each end of the bar or extend IOO at equal distances from eachother through` out its entire length. As the yspace between two adjoining plates B, is only wide enough'V y While in some cases it may be necessary to 4have a single pair of plates at each end of y the bar, itnay in other cases be advisable to piece D is placed over the rounded or tlattened ends of the several coils which form the base of the teeth of the comband are soldered in position therein. As anadditional fastening the teeth may be more securelyheld in place by the insertion ot an additional rod or trough shaped bar D as illustrated inkFig. 3b, the rod being `soldered or otherwise secured in position.

In place of the base of the several teeth being soldered into the back as above described they may be held between the coils of a sccond and smaller spiralcoihas illustrated in Figs. 5, 6,7, and 8. In these tigures the spiral, E, forms the teeth of the comb and the sinallerspiral, F, forms the back of the same. The spiral, F, is first stretched out until its variouscoilsl are separated and thenthe spiral, E, is also stretched andthe base end of eachco-il or tooth isinserted between the coils of the spiral, F, the coils of each spiral alternatingras shownin Fig. 6, or when the teeth of thei'comb are to be spaced to any considerable extent, two or more coils or turns of the? v spiraLF, may intervene between adjoining teeth of the spiral, E, as shown in Fig. 7;

The coils thus adjusted are allowed to spring together and ,close in and the two coils are held together byinsertin g a metal rod through the two coils, or in any other suitable manner, and if necessary an additional back piece may also be employed as in the comb illustrated in Fig; 3b. f n

In place of forming the comb teeth from the coils of a spiral as above described, I may form them from wire bent into zig-zag form as illustrated in Fig. 9, or I may make this form of comb by stamping the whole from sheet metal and then bending it into proper position. Each tooth maybe formed by bending separately a short piece of wire into a form similar to that of a single turn of any of the spirals shown in the drawings, or the teeth may be formed by stamping the same separately from a sheet of metal of suitable thickness, the various teethbeing secured at Asuitable'intervalsin a backpiece in any'tsuitf able manner. ,l

Curved combs known kas side combs may be formed in either of the above described ways with the back curved in the manner shown in Figs. 10 and 11 and double sided ycombs may also be constructed from a single spiral fixed at themiddle as shown in Figs. 12and 12a or by having two spiralsftixed to opposite sides of the same backing `piece as shown in Fig. 13,' or as illustrated in Figs. ltiand 15 Ytwo spirals may be secured to a single centralrod,"tl1e coils or turns of the .two spirals extending alternately in opposite directions to form teeth facing in both direci tions.

As before stated, it is not essentialthat all, Aof the teethof a comb formed from a flattened spiral in one continuous length shouldbe secured to the back, but they may be held "only at intervals or at the two ends so that there may be a certain amount ot' elasticity between theteeth to permit them to spring apart or separate from each other.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Pat` ent, is-y I 1. A metallc'hair comb formed of a narrow base piece, a single series of open wire teeth secured to said base piece in a parallel line, each tooth formed in an elongated open loop Vshape tapering toward the outer end, said 'loop being disposed in the plane at substan` tially a right' angle to the longitudinal axis of thebase piece, substantially as described.

k2. In a metallic hair comb, the combinai tion with a narrow trough-shaped base piece, D, of asingle series of open wire teeth C, secured to said base piece, D, in a parallel line, each tooth formedin an elongated open loop shape tapering towardV the outer end, said loop being disposed in the plane at substantially a right angle to the longitudinal axis of the base piece and a securing bar, D', extending through the upperportion of the loop-shaped piece and acting toY confine the same in position Vwithin the trough-shaped backing, D, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of March, 1894. NATHAN- RHEINBERG.

Witnesses:

GEO, HARRISON, FREDERICK WILLIAM LE TALL, 

